Fence-post



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P. M. MISHLER.

.FENGE POST.

Patented Mar. 29, 1898.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PHARES M. MISHLER, OF HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND.

FENCE-POST.

SPEGIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 601 ,448, dated March29, 1898. Application filed December 2, 1897. Serial No. 660,520. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PHARES M. MISHLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hagerstown, in the county of Washington and State ofMaryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFence-Posts; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention has relation to improvements in fence-posts; and itconsists in the novel construction, arrangement, and combination ofparts of which it is composed, all as will be hereinafter fullydescribed.

The annexed drawings, to which reference is made, fully illustrate myinvention, in which Figure 1 represents a vertical sectional view of mydevice. Fig. 2 is also a vertical sectional View showing the post withthe rammer attached, and Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of thesame.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A designates thefence-post, comprising the base or point a and a tubular post or pipeportion 12, which is securedto the drive-point, with its lower endexpanded, as at cl. This base is provided with flanges c, tapering fromtop to the bottom or extreme point of the base. This post I) is providedwith kerfs e, in which the horizontal wires f of the-fence are held, anda long keyor fastening-rod g, as well as a cap 77., upon the top Brepresents a cushion, of rubber or other suitable material, and the sameis arranged within the post and at the lower portion thereof and uponthe upper surface of the base, for a purpose presently explained.

The base is pointed in the usual manner, and the crown thereof is ofsufficient thickness to conceal the lower end of the pipe, which isspread laterally, thus providing a wedgeshaped connection between thepipe and base.

In operating my device the person places the cushion within the pipe andinserts a rammer 7 The point is then driven into the ground by repeatedblows upon the upper end of the rammer, while the cushion between thelower end thereof and the top of the point receives the full force ofeach blow. Thus while the point is readily driven into the earth thecushion prevents said point or any portion connected therewith frombeing broken, which usually happens when driving a point in the earthwithout a protector, as herein described.

In stringing the wires upon the post the same are placed within thekerfs thereon, after which the key-rod is inserted into the top of thepost and forced downwardly and between the wires and the inner face ofthe post, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, after which the cap h isremovably secured to the top of. the post, thereby retaining the keyrodand locking the wires to said post.

When it is desired to remove any or all the wires from the post, the capis removed and the key-rod can be withdrawn, thus freeing the wires fromthe kerfs.

It will be observed from the above description, when taken in connectionwith the annexed drawings, that in driving the point. into the groundthe top of the post is relieved from the blows necessary to drive saidpoint, and instead the rammer is inserted within the post and receivesthe blow and the cushion receives the shock, which prevents any shock tothe point and at the same time permits the point to be driven into theearth and at the same time prevents said point or any portion thereoffrom breaking, and it is durable and cheap to manufacture.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. In a fence-post, the combination of the tubular post provided withthe outwardlycurved lower end, and the point cast thereto, whereby thetwo parts are inseparable, as shown and described.

2. In a tubular fence-post, the combina- PHARES M. MISHLER.

Witnesses:

PETER J. MAYBEREY, JOHN F. .Lnoenrr.

